Folding table.



G. s. YOUNG. v FOLDING TABLE.

APPLIGATlIoN IILBDAUG. 39,3909.

Patented Sept. 20, 1910.

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Be it known thatfI, GEonGE S. YOUNG,

GEORGE s. YOUNG, or THE, nnrrnnsra'rns ARMY.

FoLniNq Tanna..

jspemcauon fretten ftent. P iggtd' Sept. i910.

Appnation mea-August 30,1909. serial N'.J5152 sq.

United States Army, citizen 'of the United States, have invented certain new and 4useful Improvements in Folding Tables, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprehends certainn'ew and useful improvements in furniture, andthe invention has for its object an improved table which embodies a novel arrangement of parts wherebyA it is rendered susceptible of -beinglreadily folded into a very compact form, so as to occupy a minimum amount of pace and thus be capable of being expeitiously `carried from 'place to place as desired.

ing table, the top of which is composed of a.

.middleand'f'side sections, the latter being amarkedide'ree the characteristics of simprovided atitheir under faces .with rein-v forcing frames that areearranged to vtele-- s'cpe, so as toform a closed receptacle' when the parts of the table are folded, the legs'bein mclsed within such receptacle-in order to e'protectedl from' possible Injury."

A still further object of the invention is a device .of 'this' character which embodies to plicity, dura lity and strength, and which 1s particularly eonvenient'and will at once recommend itself to campers, paperhangers, and others-havin use'forfoldin tables.

With these an other. -objects 1n .view that will'morefully appear as the description appears, the invention consists -in certain constructions land arrangements of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and then point `out the no vel features of 'inthe appended claims. 'g

For a full understandinw'of'the invention and themerits thereof landa also to acquire a knowledge ofthe details of construction reference is tobc had to the following description and` accompanying drawing, in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved table; Fig. 2 is a similar view showmg'the table folded; Fig. 3 is a bottomuplan view of the table; Fig. L is a similar view' showing the legs and brace v bars .folded against the leaves preparatory to foldlng the latter; and, Fig. 5 is' a transverse section on the lin'e -5-5 of Fig. 2. i

Corresponding an A furthpbjec of the'invnion is affine.

i d like parts are referred. `55 to in the following description and indicated .order toY release' the'fsidelgleaves when the reference characters. ,1 The top of myiinproved tablefis composedofa middle leaf or section 1. and side leaves', l I I' I 'i or sections 2 and 2, the leaves being connectedtogether by hinges?, Vso as to be adapted to be folded. pivoted at its vmiddlepoint to thennder side thereof and adapted to extendftransversely beneath the .table to ,so that its ends ro'ect in au the views 'f'ae'idrawingby the sem Themiddle leaf has a baril).

beyond f'theside ef ges of thejinidd ej' eaf V;

vandl underlap tllepf respective siete.A leaves to maintain the'leaves extended, the.projecting -l ends of the barbeing refeiably received in olppositelyfaeing hoo ced stops 5- secured to' t e under faces of the side leaves, as showing- The bar 4' is turned` longitudinallyfof they' ,il

middle-'deaf` in' the. customary manner, '1n

same are'totbefoldedap` 5 The "sidef leaves "-'are'r providedat t e1 lower faces 4with depending marginal Strips;

or flanges "that 'constitute ,similar frein-forca in oreingframes'.hasffthree" sides and lcorn pxjise'sa stri 'T'that-,is .disposed alorlfr the free longitu nalfedge'of-t-lie'ffside'leafandv transverse 'strips 8 'which extend perpendi'cularly' from the longitudinal, stripat.

the opposite ends ,of the'slde lea-f and termi; Vnate flush Vwith ,thehinged' edgegthereof. f Thestrips forming the frame Gfaresetback i slightly from the `corresponding .edges of the leaf 2, so that the sai frameis'gs'inallr than thepther-frame 6?* and Vis adapted tn fit telescopic'ally--within 'they latter `whexr the parts of thev table 'are folded."

'Attention is here directed to the fact that the :middle leaf 1 is substantially-equal in `width tothe width' of the marginall stri's turned against the ends of -4the transverse strips 8 of .the frame 6, wherebyv to com# Vof the sideA leaves, and is arranged to e' plete such frame and thus completely in- 4close tlleframe 6, 'the table, when' folded being in the ,form of a closed receptacle (see Fig.,2). y

The legs 9 ofthe table are, substantially inverted L=shaped ahd are provided at their upper ends with perpendicularly disposed base portions 10 which extend transversely of the lower faces *of fthe respective side leaves and are arranged' inside of and infelose proximity to -the transverse Strips of the4 respective reinforcing frames; The

' dinal strip of thelsn'iller. frame 6. -The bases/are secured to the Isidelleaves by hinges 11 ywhich admit of the legs 'being -turncd about transverse axes soas tobe swung upwardly against :'said" leaves vand entirely within the respective frames.

When the legs are in'bperative. positions,

the bases abut against the iadjacent transversestrips- 8 to limitV the voutward swingf Attentioiiis also directed to the fact vthat the -base portions of the'v legs are spaced apart from the .trans-'erse strips 8 in the folding positionsof ythe legs, whereby to afford 'clearance for `the transverse. strips ing movement thereof about-thehinges 11.

of the frame-'#6 whenthe partsarel folded...

The itwo legs carried by each ofthe .side

leaves are positioned at different distances fronithe Acorresponding longitudinal strip 7, thus1 causing said legs to operate in paralled planesfand permitting' the .free

ends of't e legs to lie side/by sidewhen foldedagainst accidental spreading mQVQ-f tion 2*are"spaced apart from the vlongi-l tudiiialstrip 7 of the frame 6a' vsulieii'e'ntly to afford ample"clearance4 for -thelongituframe 6 'fits 'snuglyjwithin the seating recess which' is 'thus provided between .the frame 6a and 'tlieadgacent foldedlegsfwhereby to assistm'terially in retaining thefleavesment.

A 4 is claime .v f ".1. -A .folding table .comprising a foldablefl vided onI each of 'theside' .leaves and are.

notcldaifone end,l as'indicatedat 13, rto

9, 'thus maintaining saidl .i

engage studs 14.outstandingfrom, the legs -the braces have 'pivotalconnectionswith ears 15 depending from tlies'ide leavesat longitudinally spa-ced points'. l, The ears are side leaves'. and/ converge .inwardly and bars v4operating vs ubstan' laterally, thel br fc to the planes of move-f l ment of the legis; Byvirtuejof this arrange= ment the b-'aees of eacliipair tend .to.cross .v when foldedfagainst the"side, lea`f; however- .in practice one ofitli bracesv of'eacb.. pair lis swung laterally so as to clearjthe .other brace andtq4 press frictionally against the saine, thereby insuring of both 'of the braces being retained' .in folded positions against accidental displacement. 1...:

of the. ears-"which The manner of folding table constructed in accordance with. my invention is as follows The brace 'bai-S312, are lifted out of engagement with the studs. 14; and are swung about their pivots and. against the under faces of theside leaves, one of the brace 'bars of each pairbeiiig sprung into engagement with 'the rotlierbar, asfbeiore described, so'- as`A to eil'ectually retainsaid bars-iii place.f1

The legs beingreleased by t hebracesareV genera .that campV paraphernalia, tools, `and other.`.

' top consisting of hin ed 3 A-afoldingtable, comprising a foldable' lturned 'against the side leaves land within the f respective reinforcing frames carried thereby. The bar 4' is then turnedlongitudinally with respect to the'middle'le'af 1, whereupon the side leaves `are `folded upon .each other, the 7o -I' .reinforcing fraineG fitting within'the frame (ia-and in the .space between the lattcrjand the"corres'pc'inding pair 'of folded legs.' In

this positiontheparts of the tab1e forin a box-like 'receptacle within which the 'legs 75"- and braces are entirely inclosed, so as to be protected from injury during shipping or thelike. Among vthe many advantages attained with the present invention, attention .is par-j ticiilarly directed to the fact that a table is provided vwhi'ch'niay be expeditiousl f folded-'Q i into a compact formxvliich embo ies to a marked degree the characteristics of sim-.f

plicit-y, durability and strength and .consists of"compa r'atively few-parts that are ynot likely to get out of order throughirepcated operation; and .which 'may be easily.v andA l cheapl7 manufacturednsp as to warrant itsadoption. `It is also to beobserved as new is: f..

frames .provided at t e lowerfaces 'of the legs carried A by the respective leaves and. fo dable within the reinforcing frames, one

of theleaves being provided-With a seating eaves, reinforcing'. 'l leaves and fitting telescopically one Within' I the other wlien'the .leaves are folded, and

re'ccss in Whichthe reinforcing frame of the. 1

other leaf is 'arranged-Tte 'lit snugly, as and for the pur osespeciiied. 2. A foldingtab'le comprising a foldablef top. consisting-.offl hinged leaves, reinforcing frames` provided at. thef lower.I faces of* the leaves and fitting' t'elescopicallyv one within of 'legs carried by fthe respective leavesand Ifoldable Within te adjacent reinforcing frames, the legs connected toene leaf being'- Athe otherwhen the'leaves'are folded, pairs 'spacedI apart fromthe adjacent reinforciiigi'i-4v I framei-to provide 'a seating recess'for thel-f"v reception of the other reinforcing `frame.-

top consisting-of hinged leaves, reinforcing. frames provided at-the lower faces of the lea-ves and. fitting telescopically one Within the otherV when the leaves are folded, and legs connected to ltheV leaves and foldable within the adjacent reinfoi"cing frames, the

legs attached to onq'elL-of the leaves having 'i j enlarged .bases bearing'against theadjacent reinforcing frame Iin' the operative position,`

,ofthe legs, the base s.b eing 'spa ced afpartlm?V from said reinforcing frame when the legs.

are folded, to provide seatin resses for the rece tion of the other reinorcing frame.

4. A tolding table comprising a top, foldable legs, foldable braces pivotally connected at one end to the top and detachably engaged at their other ends to the legs, the adjacent braces engagin each other When lfolded in order to be hel against accidental displacement. y

5. A folding table, comprising a top, pairs of legs pivotally connected to the top and fldable thereagainst, pairs of foldable braces pivoted at one end to' the top and having detachable connection at their other ends with the legs to maintain the latter extended, one brace of each pair being of spring formation and bearing frietionally against the other brace When'the braces are folded, whereby to maintain the braces against accidental displacement.

6. A folding table comprising a top composed of separate leaves hingedly connected together,'.reinforcing` frames secured to the lower faces of the leaves and fitting telescopiall-y one within the other When the leaves are folded, legs"`pivoted to the leaves and adapted to be foldedagainst the sameand within the respective frames, and` pairs of spring bracebars lcarried bythe respective leaves and pivoted at1 one end thereto and having detachable engagement at their other ends with the corres ending legs to maintain the latter extended), the brace bars of each pair being arranged to be vfolded against the correspondin in yeach other ,frictionall he d against displacement. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of 'two witnesses.

GEO. s. YOUNG. [a 5.] Witnesses 1 B. F. RAY, H. J. REILING.

y whereby to be leaf and engag- 

